Love this song

I love the band Eisley. They have such a hauntingly beautiful sound. Listen to one of my favorite songs. It's a little old, but beautiful.

Netflix insight

Morgan and I love having Netflix instant watch. I use to tease Morgan about watching the documentaries they have on there. But recently I've started watching a lot of them with him. When I got home from running last night he had one on that I've been avoiding. It was called "Lord, Save Us from Your Followers." I read the title and assumed it would be a documentary detailing the crazy antics of Christians and basically making fun of them. And it did. But not in the way I imagined.

Basically this guy, Dan Merchant, went around the country interviewing celebrities, political and religious leaders, and everyday people on the street. He would ask them they're view of Christians. Some people spoke admirably about Christians, while most had negative things to say. This didn't surprise me. The most common criticism from most of the people interviewed was the feeling of judgment and hate given to unbelievers from Christians.

Two parts in the film brought me to tears. One part was a rock radio station from somewhere up north traveled to Africa and met some Christian missionaries and were shocked at how loving and caring those people were. From what the radio personalities said, they did not know too many Christians in America that were showing this same love and kindness to their community.The second part that affected me was a group of believers in Oregon (the state with the least amount of believers) that meet every Saturday night under a bridge in town. There they minister to the homeless. They feed, cloth, and provide services such as hair washing, barbering, and feet washing. It was unbelievable to see this!

As our church is coming to a turning point and can't help but think, it's not about us, it's not about where we are, it's about serving and loving those people that need Christ.

Summer Fun ?

Summer in Florida = HOT!! This I already know. I've been in Florida for 5 years now and like to think I've acclimated myself to the 90 and 100 degree heat. What I was not prepared for was living in the heat with no A/C. Our air went out 2 weeks ago tomorrow and we have been so uncomfortable. Here's some things I've learned about not having air.

1. It makes you really close to friends and family. As in you are always searching for someone you can "visit."

2. Wal-mart never looked so good. Seriously I could spend all evening in there. And that's definitly because of the free air, because I hate Wal-mart. The downfall to this is that going to Wal-mart leads to spending money :(

3. Cooking is a joy of mine, but not when there is no A/C. I was cooking dinner the other night and thought my head was going to explode!

4. No A/C leads to fights. Morgan and I argue from time to time, but nothing to terrible. But since our A/C died everything is a potential fight or freakout. I guess that's what happens when you live in a pressure cooker.

5. Kitty cats are so fun to snuggle...unless it's hot. I rarely push away my kitties, but when Murphycat jumped on the bed last night I thought I was going to send him across the room. I know they're ready for the air to be fixed too.

So hopefully by next week I can take all the lessons I've learned and use them to really appreciate some bought air!

An era is over

So when I was 23 and single I just had to have a jeep. I had plenty of money saved up to make a pretty good down payment. So I did some searching and found a pretty white Jeep 2006 with a black soft top. If you ever watched Dukes of Hazzard it reminded me of Daisey's Jeep. Anyway, me and that Jeep had some good times together. Then I got married and my Jeep became our Jeep became a pretty hefty bill to pay each month.

When we bought our house we decided we needed to think about selling the Jeep. The truth is it's not practical for us. It gets terrible gas mileage, and there is no room for anything but yourself and a couple of passengers. So we found some people from NC who happen to know my sister Kathy that were looking for a Jeep to buy for their son turning 16. The guy is a Colonel in the Army just getting back from Afghanistan, and owned a Jeep back in the 80s. It's a relief for us to be selling to someone we trust. And I know that 16 year old kid (and dad) will so enjoy the Jeep more than us. We'll miss it, but it's going to a good home. As for us, we will be carpooling since our air decided to go out this weekend :(